Funeral Monday for Rangers fan

Shannon Stone died after falling over railing at Rangers StadiumSports anchor: Accident a reminder of "how fragile human life can be"Outfielder had heard Stone's son ask for ball and pitched one toward himRangers have set up account in Stone's nameRead more about this story from CNN affiliate WFAA.

(CNN) -- Funeral services will be held Monday for a Texas man who died at a baseball game last week.

Shannon Stone will be buried in his hometown of Brownwood, Texas. The 39-year-old firefighter fell to his death Thursday while trying to catch a ball at a Texas Rangers game.

Ronnie Hargis was seated in the stands near Stone and tried unsuccessfully to save him.

"Your first instinct is to reach out and grab him," Hargis told CNN's Don Lemon. "I tried to grab him. I couldn't catch him. He went down. As he went by me I tried to grab him again and I missed and ... it looked like he was in slow motion as he was going to the ground. There was nothing I could do but watch him fall."

In the second inning of the ill-fated game, star outfielder Josh Hamilton tossed a souvenir ball into the stands after a batter hit a foul ball. Stone stuck out his glove and reached for the ball, but lost his balance and flipped over the railing of the outfield seats. He fell about 20 feet and crashed head-first into a scoreboard, suffering fatal injuries. Stone died of blunt-force trauma, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner.

His 6-year-old son, Cooper, witnessed the tragic accident.

"It's just the cruelest of reminders of just how fragile human life can be," said Joe Trahan, sports anchor at CNN-affiliate WFAA. "The mind-boggling thing about this is that everyone's intent was right."

Trahan provided details of the incident for Lemon.

"Josh Hamilton flipped a foul ball up to a little girl an inning or so earlier," Trahan said. "And he heard at that point Cooper Stone ask for a ball. Most of the time, big-leaguers wouldn't even hear that, but he made a note of it, he's trying to do the right thing."

Rangers president Nolan Ryan, a Hall of Fame pitcher, said earlier that the club would review the height of railings at the stadium, even though they currently exceed the city's code limits.

Trahan told Lemon that club management is already working on making changes at their stadium.

"I've spoken to Rangers officials, and they tell me that there are meetings that have already taken place with city leaders, meetings with architects at the ballpark, contractors. They're trying to find a permanent solution, not a stop-gap one."

But fan-awareness also plays a crucial role at stadiums, according to Trahan.

"This is a stark and cruel reminder that (safety) is everyone's responsibility when you go to the ballpark," he said, adding that he was surprised that injuries didn't happen more often, especially "down the first and third base lines ... those are rocket shots coming off those bats."

But Trahan also said that the accident should be kept in perspective.

"We go back to the unexplainable issue of why this happened, because there have been thousands and thousands of balls hit in that area, people with gloves trying to get balls and nothing has happened until now."

The Rangers held a moment of silence before Friday night's game against the Oakland A's. Members of both teams wore black ribbons.

Flags at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington have flown at half-mast all weekend.

The team has set up an account accepting donations in Stone's honor with the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. Donated money has been earmarked to help the Stone family. The Rangers have donated an undisclosed sum, according to the team's website, and the A's donated $5,000.

Funeral services will be held at noon ET at the First United Methodist Church in Brownwood.

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Autopsy scheduled for New York Rangers' Boogard

Derek Boogaard, who joined the New York Rangers in 2010, was found dead Friday at his Minnesota apartment.The cause of death of Derek Boogaard is expected after an autopsy SaturdayBoogaard's body was found in his Minneapolis apartment Boogaard joined the Rangers last year

(CNN) -- An autopsy is scheduled Saturday for New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard, whose body was discovered a day earlier in his Minneapolis apartment, a medical examiner said.

Authorities and the team have released few details about his death.

"A cause and manner will be confirmed after the autopsy, which will be done tomorrow," a spokesman for the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said late Friday.

Boogaard, 28, began his NHL career with the Minnesota Wild.

He joined the New York Rangers in July last year, and appeared in 22 games during the 2010-11 season.

"Derek was an extremely kind and caring individual," New York Rangers President Glen Sather said on the team's website.

"He was a very thoughtful person, who will be dearly missed by all those who knew him. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and teammates during this difficult time."

Boogaard supported the Defending the Blue Line Foundation, a nonprofit that ensures the children of military personnel get the opportunity to play hockey.

While with the Rangers, he created "Boogaard's Booguardians, which hosted military families at home games, according to the website.

Boogaard was a native of the Canadian city of Saskatoon in central Saskatchewan.

CNN's Rick Martin contributed to this report.

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NY Rangers Could Not Make An Upset Against Capitals

New York Rangers have collided with Washington Capitals in NHL playoffs. Rangers are eight seed while Capitals are top seed at present. Many experts were keeping eyes on this collision because they were expecting an upset in this match. But their hopes could not materialize as Washington Capitals defeated New York Rangers in their start up game of NHL. According to forecasts of experts, Washington Capitals could not score more than two goals in their match. At the other side, defence of Rangers was going to dominate the attack of Capitals. Simultaneously these experts said that Rangers’ attack was going to dominate the defence of Capitals. But the situation of game went in its opposite. It is clear that defence of Rangers was very powerful and they also launched many attacks on goal of Capitals, but Capitals’ goalie did not let them penetrate into their targeted goals. When the game started, New York Rangers were quick in scoring a goal but they could not maintain this lead in remaining part of game. They tried at different occasions to score more goals but goalie of Capitals did not let them succeed. Coach of Rangers has also admired the performance of Capitals’ goalie. He said that some of goals what he blocked were 100% goals in his expectation. In its opposite, Capitals scored two goals in reply to one goal of Rangers. Match might have been tied with 1-1 score but Capital’s one player succeeded in deceiving the Rangers’ goalie just a few seconds before the end of game. When the second goal was scored against Rangers, their hopes of victory were completely lost.

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